January 11, 2014

the grand view -- plus a few traces of humans

click photo for full-size imagephoto by Donald Kinney

That, my friends, is the "Whoop-de-Whoop" bridge in the background. Apparently great numbers of autos and trucks need to get back and forth between San Rafael and Richmond--I wouldn't be able to tell you why.

click photo for full-size imagephoto by Donald Kinney

That is just steam belching forth from Chevron Refinery, but it was a different story on August 6, 2012 when a cloud of noxious gas and smoke (see below) sent thousands to East Bay hospitals.